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Most desktop and mobile operating systems allow you to name your computing device so it is logically identifiable from others of the same platform.

This is important with identifying devices that are or to be connected on a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth network or dealing with applications and games that only identify participants by device name. It is also about managing your devices’ access to cloud services including social networks

This was available on Windows Phone but was so well hidden that most Windows Phone users didn’t know it existed. It is because, unlike other operating systems, Windows Phone didn’t ask you to name your device as part of the setup process.

But there are two ways to go about this.

Using your Windows Phone’s control surface

To change:

Tap Start then All Apps, then tap Settings

Tap on System

Tap About, which brings up details about your device

Tap “Edit Name” which allows you to change your device’s name

Enter your phone’s new name in Device Name field and tap Save

To verify

Tap Start then All Apps then tap Settings

Tap on System

Tap About which brings up details about your device including its new name